I'm stuck on my other stories, sorry... So, I've got this story to occupy your time! ^^

DISCLAIMER: Hey, I don't own Kishimoto's characters, sadly enough. But I own teh plot of this story.

PAIRING: HidaXIta, PeiXIta

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Chapter One

Waking up in cold sweat and feeling chills run throughout his body, Itachi was sitting up in bed, frowning as he tried to calm his breathing. It was the same nightmare over and over and over again. Of someone, someone he couldn't see... Violating him in the most disturbing of ways. Each night was different. It was a nightmare that made Itachi wish he couldn't sleep. That night, Itachi got up and out of bed, heading down the hallways of the Akatsuki hideout. He made his way to the main room and sat down in a chair and stayed there until morning. By morning, he was exhausted, but refused to sleep.

"Did you sleep there, Uchiha?" Hidan asked he walked into the main room, raising an eyebrow. Itachi looked at him flatly.

"... No."

"Huh, then what the Hell're you doin' there?"

"... I couldn't sleep. Don't you have somewhere to be?"

"Yea, not here." Hidan replied with a lazy smirk and went to the kitchen for breakfast. Itachi's eyelids felt heavy and he felt like he was going to melt on the floor from so much lack of sleep... In fact, as soon as he finished the thought, Itachi fell asleep. He leaned on the arm of the chair he slept in, his ponytail falling out. After a while, he began to squirm uncomfortably on the couch. Sweat began to prickle its visible droplets on his normally cool, pale flesh. His breathing picked up as he wiggled around in the chair...

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Hidan was chomping on some cereal when he heard an odd whimpering sound. He ignored it at first until it began to get on his nerves.

"What the Hell?" He asked himself and got up, annoyed at the sound. When he came out of the kitchen, he was met with Itachi, who was still squirming in the chair, making the short, soft whimpers. Hidan blinked and looked around, then looked back. Was he dreaming? He didn't think Itachi had dreams... Was it bad? Obviously it was when Itachi gave a sharp yelp. Hidan did the first thing that came to his mind and gently shook Itachi by the shoulders.

"Hey, hey, Uchiha. Wake up." He urged. Itachi's eyes flickered open after a while. Hidan immediately stepped back, dropping his eyes from the red Sharingan in the Uchiha's eyes.

"What the Hell was that?" He demanded. Itachi sat there silently, probably trying to calm down. Hidan was impatient. Very impatient and he was about to explode in the Uchiha's face, but Itachi finally spoke, but very, very quietly...

"Thank you..." He got up. Hidan blinked and opened his mouth, but Itachi got up and left. He pouted, folding his arms over his chest. What was wrong with the Uchiha? He knew one person who would know... Or maybe two people... Or three... Or-

"Bah! Kakuzu first!" Hidan decided with a huff and hurried off to ask his partner...

"Do what?" Kakuzu asked, annoyed as he folded his clothes into his dresser. Hidan rolled his eyes.

"You're not deaf! Do Uchiha have nightmares?!"

"I guess. Everyone has nightmares, Hidan."

"... Huh..."

"Why?"

"Itachi was acting real weird this morning. He said he couldn't sleep, so he went into the main room, but... He fell asleep and he looked like he was having a nightmare."

"Hm... Knowing him, it's probably caused by stress, lack of sleep, eating late at night-"

"Give me a more serious symptom! We both know the Uchiha doesn't eat hardly at all and all he does is sleep!"

"Stress. There must be something that's worrying him."

"Uchiha don't get stressed."

"..." Kakuzu turned around to stare at Hidan, who stared back.

"..." Hidan didn't know what to say, but apparently Kakuzu did.

"... You're the dumbest kid I have ever come to know."

"SHUT UP!"

"Nightmare, huh?" Kisame asked as he looked up from his magazine. Hidan nodded.

"Haven't you noticed?! Your his partner, damn it!"

"... Not really. Itachi's always silent, so I can't tell when anything's wrong with him."

"I wanna know what's wrong with him, fucking Jas-"

"Why do you even CARE? I thought Itachi annoyed you." Kisame asked. Hidan frowned. So he had a little crush on the Uchiha. So whaaat? It's not anyone's business, right? Hidan started to sweat.

"... So I can make fun of him." He lied. Kisame scowled.

"Leave 'im alone, Hidan. He's got a lot on his mind lately."

"Aha! So it is stress! Where is he?"

"None of your-"

"TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! TE-"

"All right! Fine! God... Itachi's usually outside training."

"Awesome!" Hidan was mostly just pumped that he could find the Uchiha. Alone. He hurried outside, almost tripping over his feet, then made his way outside to the back of the hideout. He looked around the yard to find the raven-haired boy. Itachi was only a year younger, but had been in Akatsuki longer than Hidan, apparently. Hidan had always been curious about Itachi. He could have sworn the boy was a girl, but the voice and attitude told him everything. Hidan walked toward the crowd of trees in the back, wondering if he'd taken off. He hated how their co-leader always picked a beautiful place to stay it... Beautiful places were usually away from people, which made it harder to make sacrifices to Jashin. Hidan ended up finding Itachi asleep in the woods. It reminded him of that fairy tale... What was it called?

"Snow white!" Hidan remembered aloud, then frowned, wondering why his outburst hadn't woken the Uchiha up. So, Hidan snuck over and got on his knees beside Itachi. He reached out to touch him, but Itachi's onyx eyes shot open and he was up in an instant.

"Wah!" Hidan yelped in surprise, jumping back. Itachi stared at him, having scooted back a foot or two.

"Hidan... What do you want?" He demanded.

"I wanna know about your nightmare, duh."

"Why do you care?"

"... Cuz..."

"That's a stupid answer."

"Cuz maybe I'm a little concerned! Fucking tell me!" Hidan commanded. Itachi looked at him, frowning.

"It's... Nothing..."

"Are you stressed?"

"... Why?"

"Cuz. Kakuzu said it might be stress."

"It's none of your-"

"ISSSSS FUUUUUCKINNNNNG TOOOOOO!" Hidan whined, slamming his hands in the grass impatiently. Itachi looked at him some more, his expression contorting to one of pure depression. He decided maybe he should let someone know about the nightmare...

"I don't know how to explain it," Itachi said slowly, making Hidan lean forward to listen, "I'm not doing anything. I'm in this room, or... Something that's all black. I can't see a single thing. And then I feel someone touching me..."

"Touching you how?"

"... Uhm. You know what I mean when I say violating, right?"

"I'm not stupid, I know what that means."

"Yes, well... I feel someone touching me in a violating manner. I can feel and hear the person, but I can't tell who it is... And I can't see anything and I'm not strong enough to move... And..." Itachi stopped, looking at the ground. Hidan could feel a little concern rising in his chest when he looked at the Uchiha. He looked frightened, even if he did try to hide it behind his hair by looking down. Hidan sighed, then folded his arms over his chest.

"Is that all?" He demanded. Itachi looked up, frowning.

"What'd you mean?"

"That's not so scary... After all, it's just a nightmare, right? Nothing could possibly happen to you like that."

"... I guess so..." Itachi looked a little calmer than before. Hidan nodded confidently.

"Yup. I bet you're not the only one with a nightmare like that. It's just... Caused by stress," Hidan said, remembering what Kakuzu had told him, "Is anything bothering you?" Itachi looked thoughtful.

"Well... I've been a little... Concerned about Sasuke."

"Your brother, huh?"

"Yea... What if Orochimaru hurts him? I really don't think-"

"Don't worry about it! I'm sure Sasuke's smart enough, and strong enough, to kick Orochimaru's ass if you could!" Hidan didn't like complimenting other people, but the look on Itachi's face made it worthwhile. Itachi smiled thankfully.

"I guess you're right... I was worried over nothing... Thank you, Hidan."

"Yea, sure. Anytime..." Hidan replied, then they went quiet. Itachi was still smiling, seeming to be thinking about something. Hidan just watched him longingly. He wondered what'd it be like to let his fingers go through Itachi's hair. The long, silky strands that billowed gently in the spring breeze in contrast to the bright green grass. What it'd be like to touch the soft, beautifully shaped lips that were set in a very rare, very delicate smile. To look deep into the swimming darkness of his onyx colored eyes. To touch that creamy, smooth... Soft flesh. Hidan was almost drooling at the thought as he leaned forward on his hands. Itachi only sat there with his legs crossed, his arms resting across his lap and fingering the grass thoughtfully.

"Hidan?" Itachi asked suddenly, making Hidan jump.

"What?" He asked. Itachi looked at him for a long time.

"... You like me... Don't you?" He questioned. Hidan stared at him.

"... Well, yea. I mean, you haven't done anything to piss me off like the others..."

"No, I mean... You like me." Itachi corrected. Hidan felt heat fill his face.

"Why would you ask that?" He demanded. Itachi looked away.

"Nevermind. It was dumb... I should get something to eat-" As he stood up, Hidan had grabbed his hand and pulled him back down, letting Itachi fall right into his lap. Hidan kissed him gently on the lips, one hand around Itachi's waist and the other behind his head. Itachi stared at him, his eyes wide as Hidan kissed him on the lips. He wasn't too surprised as he suspected Hidan liked him... But there was something very familiar about the kiss... Something so familiar it was scary. However, Hidan's lips were smooth and soft. Itachi couldn't help, but kiss back. Hidan let his tongue run along Itachi's lower lip, his fingers massaging the back of Itachi's scalp. Itachi parted his lips and reached up to put his arms around Hidan's neck. Switching their positions, Itachi now sat in Hidan's lap, their chests together. Hidan let his tongue invade the warm temple that was Itachi's mouth. He was met with Itachi's velvety wet tongue in a fencing battle for dominance. It was already decided who'd be the bottom of the two, however, before the battle begun. Itachi had always been the intelligent, graceful one. Leaving Hidan in the category of hot-headed, big-mouthed fool. Hidan let his fingers dance down the thin, cat-like spine of the Uchiha in his lap. His fingers rested at the base of Itachi's spine, just above the band of his Akatsuki pants. Itachi moaned and arched himself upwards, as if to tell Hidan he could move further. Hidan took the hint, letting his hand move lower. As much as he wanted to ravish the Uchiha, he didn't want to make him nervous. The nightmare was obviously enough to send Itachi into a spiraling wreck, so real life would do worse. Hidan pressed his lips to Itachi's again before trailing his mouth down to Itachi's throat. Itachi gasped softly at the sensation of Hidan's tongue darting out and tracing his neck. Itachi sighed contently, letting his eyelids flutter close as Hidan's mouth worked its relaxing massage on his throat. He never thought Hidan could be this gentle. He'd pegged him to be a... Itachi's eyes flickered open and jerked back. Hidan looked at him, confused.

"What's wrong?" He asked. Itachi frowned, looking at Hidan's chest thoughtfully. The Jashin's symbol that hung around his neck caught the glint of the sunlight that seeped through the leaves of the trees around them... He knew now why Hidan's gestures were so familiar. So painfully familiar. He took a deep breath, mostly to calm himself. Could it be possible...? Could Hidan be the man who was violating him in his nightmares?

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A/N: Ahh, another ItaUKE story for ya. :D I hope you're enjoying this. It won't be terribly long, though... I'm using this to get me over a writers' block problem... So, yes. ^^ Thank you for reading!